Results From Commerce

Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions presented another outstanding night of boxing on Saturday night in Los Angeles, CA as their acclaimed Hollywood Fight Nights series took over the Commerce Casino Events Center in front of a packed crowd of fans and broadcast globally on UFC Fight Pass.

“it was great to be here at the Commerce Casino Events Center in front of a loud and enthusiastic crowd of Southern California boxing fans,” said Loeffler. “From the opening bell of our prelims straight through the end of our main event the fans were on their feet for the action-packed fights.”

“The junior middleweight clash between Sadriddin Akhmedov and Elias Espadas was a sensational clash between two world class warriors, Roxy Verduzco and Umar Dzambekov continued their rise in fantastic performances and Adan Palma along with Jaybrio Pe Benito were very impressive in victory.

Included among the celebrity studded crowd were Los Angeles Rams legends; Hall of Famer Jackie Slater and Super Bowl XIV Quarterback Vince Ferragamo.

Fighting in the main event, junior middleweights Sadriddin Akhmedov, (15-0-1, 13 KOs), of Astana, Kazakhstan and Elias ‘The Latin Kid’ Espadas, (23-6-1, 16 KOs), of Yucatan, Mexico battled over ten-rounds to a split decision draw. Scores at the end of the clash were 96-94 for Akhmedov and 95-95 twice.

Both fighters fought intelligently throughout changing up punch angles and footwork pacing to set up their aggressive shots. The Abel Sanchez trained Akhmedov appeared to take control in the final rounds but the game Espadas, guided by trainer Manny Robles, successfully countered to escape the aggressive Kazak’s tactics.

Witnessing a junior middleweight classic, fans were on their feet throughout the fight.

Los Angeles based light heavyweight powerhouse Umar Dzambekov, (11-0, 8 KOs), looked brilliant as the southpaw stopped Sonny McEwen, (11-2, 7 KOs), of Hawthorne, CA in the opening stanza. Although the valiant McEwen rose from an early knockdown, the scheduled eight rounder was stopped at the 2:17 mark of the round from a barrage of unanswered punches.

Following her show-stealing Easter themed weigh-in appearance, fast rising female star, ‘Right Hook’ Roxy Verduzco, (4-0, 1 KO), stayed perfect with a six-round shutout victory over Jessica Radtke Maltez, (1-2-1), of Minnesota in the featherweight division. Scores were 60-54 from all three judge’s as Verduzco displayed her array of world class skills throughout the fight in front of her legion of fans. The popular Verduzco also captured the holiday spirit in her fight night walk-out donning a celebratory Easter holiday warmup.

Undefeated super featherweight Jaybrio Pe Benito, (6-0, 4 KOs), of Honolulu, HI stayed undefeated in a hard fought six round decision over Oxnard, CA native Sebastian Gutierrez,

(6-3-1, 4 KOs). Scores were 59-55 from two judge’s and 60-54 for the Freddie Roach trained Benito. Both fighters came to fight from the opening bell as the spirited action entertained the crowd. Although the stronger Gutierrez would have his moments, Benito was able to consistently control the action for the duration of the fight.

Fighting in a six-round clash of super bantamweights with identical undefeated records, San Diego’s Adan Palma, (11-0, 7 KOs), stopped Alfredo Castro Villafuerte, (10-1, 7 KOs), of Sinaloa, Mexico in the third round. Hurting Villafuerte at the end of the second round, Palma would earn the stoppage at the :33 mark of the third round after a knockdown.

Fighting in the prelims, pro debuting Jason Robledo, (1-0) of Mission Hills CA, defeated Nesly Trezile, (1-3), of Inglewood, CA over four rounds in the lightweight division. Scores were 40-36 twice and 39-37.

In the flyweight division, Diego Aviles, (3-0, 3 KOs), of Anaheim, CA stopped Robert Ledesma of San Antonio, TX, in the first round of their scheduled four rounder.